<html><head><base href="placeholder"></head><body><div class="bottom"><icon src="AllIcons.Nodes.Class">&nbsp;<a href="psi_element://MarkdownJepExample"><code><span style="color:#000000;">MarkdownJepExample</span></code></a></div><div class='definition'><pre><span style="color:#000080;font-weight:bold;">public</span>&nbsp;<a href="psi_element://java.lang.String"><code><span style="color:#000000;">String</span></code></a>&nbsp;<span style="color:#000000;">longExample</span><span style="">(</span><span style="">)</span></pre></div><div class='content'><p>Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is
 supported for the benefit of hash tables such as those provided by
 <a href="psi_element://java.util.HashMap"><code><span style="color:#0000ff;">java.util.HashMap</span></code></a>.</p><p>The general contract of <code><span style="">hashCode</span></code> is:</p><ul><li>Whenever it is invoked on the same object more than once during
     an execution of a Java application, the <code><span style="">hashCode</span></code> method
     must consistently return the same integer, provided no information
     used in <code><span style="">equals</span></code> comparisons on the object is modified.
     This integer need not remain consistent from one execution of an
     application to another execution of the same application.</li><li>If two objects are equal according to the
     <a href="psi_element://java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)"><span style="color:#0000ff;">equals</span></a> method, then calling the
     <code><span style="">hashCode</span></code> method on each of the two objects must produce the
     same integer result.</li><li>It is <em>not</em> required that if two objects are unequal
     according to the <a href="psi_element://java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)"><span style="color:#0000ff;">equals</span></a> method, then
     calling the <code><span style="">hashCode</span></code> method on each of the two objects
     must produce distinct integer results.  However, the programmer
     should be aware that producing distinct integer results for
     unequal objects may improve the performance of hash tables.</li></ul></div><table class='sections'><tr><td valign='top' class='section'><p>Returns:</td><td valign='top'><p>a hash code value for this object.</td><tr><td valign='top' class='section'><p>Implementation<br>Requirements:</td><td valign='top'><p><p>As far as is reasonably practical, the <code><span style="">hashCode</span></code> method defined
by class <code><span style="">Object</span></code> returns distinct integers for distinct objects.</p></td><tr><td valign='top' class='section'><p>See Also:</td><td valign='top'><p><a href="psi_element://java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)"><code><span style="color:#0000ff;">Object</span><span style="">.</span><span style="color:#0000ff;">equals</span><span style="">(Object)</span></code></a>,<br><a href="psi_element://java.lang.System#identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)"><code><span style="color:#0000ff;">System</span><span style="">.</span><span style="color:#0000ff;">identityHashCode</span></code></a></td></table>